GIRLS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK: SAUGUS' OLSSON SET TO RETIRE.Byline: Ramona Shelburne Ramona Shelburne is an American sports journalist currently writing for the Los Angeles Daily News. Shelburne was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California where she was a class valedictorian. Staff Writer Saugus High girls' basketball coach Eric Olsson is retiring after four seasons with the Centurions to spend more time with his family. Olsson was the Daily News Coach of the Year in 2002 after leading Saugus to a share of two consecutive Foothill League titles and three consecutive Southern Section quarterfinal quar·ter·fi·nal adj. Of or relating to one of four competitions in a tournament, whose winners go on to play in semifinal competitions. n. 1. quarterfinals A quarterfinal round. 2. A quarterfinal match. appearances. He has a 79-32 record. ``It's just the right time for me,'' Olsson said. ``I felt with this group of girls that I wanted to be loyal to them and stay until they graduated because I felt that we'd be capable of winning a (Southern Section) title, and I think we got really close this year. It's been a great experience to coach these girls.'' Saugus graduates six seniors this year after a quarterfinal loss to top-seeded San Clemente San Clemente (săn klĭmĕn`tē), city (1990 pop. 41,100), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; inc. 1928. Camp Pendleton, a large U.S. marine base, adjoins the city, which is chiefly residential. in the Division I-A playoffs. Olsson said he is pushing for longtime long·time adj. Having existed or persisted for a long time: a longtime friend; a longtime resident of Detroit. longtime Adjective junior-varsity coach Ron Manalastis to replace him but said the school would conduct a search. --Hoping for exposure: Bell-Jeff of Burbank senior Jennae Peoples has attracted considerable interest from Cal State Dominguez Hills and also has been contacted by Massachusetts and Oregon. Bell-Jeff coach Bryan Camacho hopes the team's run through the Southern Section Division IV-A playoffs - which concludes this morning against Oaks Christian of Westlake Village at the Pyramid pyramid, structure pyramid. The true pyramid exists only in Egypt, though the term has also been applied to similar structures in other countries. Egyptian pyramids are square in plan and their triangular sides, which directly face the points of the in Long Beach - will pique the interest of more recruiters. ``We're hoping this helps Jennae get looked at more,'' Camacho said. ``Jennae's definitely been a huge contributor for us the last three years.'' --And then they were ranked: All season long, Bell-Jeff was unranked in Division IV-A. Once the playoffs began, however, the Guards shot up to No. 2. Still, Bell-Jeff wasn't awarded one of the division's six first-round byes because it finished second in the Sunshine League. Southern Section rules specify only league champions are eligible for first-round byes. Oaks Christian is Christian I (krĭs`chən), 1426–81, king of Denmark (1448–81), Norway (1450–81), and Sweden (1457–64), count of Oldenburg, and founder of the Oldenburg dynasty of Danish kings. ranked fourth in Division IV-A. Staff writer Nevin Barich Nevin Barich (born August 6, 1979) is a former American sports journalist now working as the Senior Editor of The National Notary, a trade magazine based in Los Angeles with a circulation of more than 300,000 nationwide. contributed to this report. |
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